Jennifer Vafakos

Jennifer Vafakos earned her B.F.A. in fashion design from the Parson’s School of Design. She is an intern at the Metropolitan Costume Institute, where she monitors college classes and drafts patterns of garments in the collection.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Jennifer Vafakos." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/vafakos-jennifer>.